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Sep 21, 2013 · 3:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · Attendance 2,589
Wheaton38–12Luther CollegeW
Head coach Mike Swider · Official box score ↗ · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Luther College0001212
Wheaton21107038

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Jordan Roberts172665.4%2291046152.1
Reece Butler3475.0%32011792.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Charlie Velling6538.8226
Jordan Roberts9535.9023
Jesse Geary4174.2011
Reece Butler2168.0014
Justin Swider492.217
Matt Mitchell155.005
Stephen Seitz122.012

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Hunter Thorson36822.7046
Matt Mitchell5479.4022
Justin Swider13939.0039
Grayson Roberts4399.8120
Charlie Velling3206.7013
Jesse Geary11717.0017
Stephen Seitz11616.0016
Mark Bernsdorff11313.0013
Danny Puknaitis122.002

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Charlie Velling200012
Sam Cote01558
Justin Swider10006
Stephen Seitz10006
Grayson Roberts10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jordan Dornbush7182.00.0000000
Wes Cannonier6061.00.0000000
Logan McRae6061.00.0000110
Chad Reitz5051.00.0001000
Ben Shaw5050.00.0000000
Swider Mikey2130.00.0000000
Tim Lovett1230.00.0000000
Alex Mendez3030.00.0000000
Jackson Edwards3030.00.0000000
Jared Todd2131.01.0000000
Jordan Higgins1231.00.0000000
Sam Weatherred1230.00.0000000
Bobby Pugsly3030.00.0000000
Andrew Wright2020.00.0000000
Tony Vargyas2020.00.0000000
Austin Brooks1120.00.0000000
Brandon Dykstra1120.00.0000000
Daniel Drach0110.00.0000000
Brett Anderson1010.00.0000000
Dominic Barrale1010.00.0000000
Adam Dansdill0110.00.0001000
Gray Martin1010.00.0000000
Sam Cote0110.00.0000000
Ben Benton1010.00.0000000
Caleb Ashby1010.00.0000000
David Suominen1011.00.0000000

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Sam Cote11100.0%230

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sam Cote26331.53701—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Sam Cote633355.500
Andrew Haines16565.010

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
C.J. Nightingale144.004
Justin Swider122.002

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Keegan Kemp12222.0022
Charlie Velling11717.0017

Scoring Summary

1st 12:50WHEATON - Seitz,Stephen 2 yd run (Cote,Sam kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:10
1st 11:53WHEATON - Velling,Charlie 24 yd run (Cote,Sam kick), 1 plays, 24 yards, TOP 0:08
1st 00:10WHEATON - Velling,Charlie 26 yd run (Cote,Sam kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:35
2nd 10:36WHEATON - Cote,Sam 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:00
2nd 02:03WHEATON - Roberts,Grayson 3 yd pass from Roberts,Jordan (Cote,Sam kick) 3 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:38
3rd 05:14WHEATON - Swider,Justin 2 yd run (Cote,Sam kick), 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:50
4th 14:50LUT - Christian Moore 55 yd run (Blane Maher kick failed), 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:30
4th 00:00LUT - Josh Vos 2 yd run ( ), 19 plays, 80 yards, TOP 10:07

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonLuther College
Total2112
Rushing711
Passing111
Penalty30
Total (Net)155229
Attempts2758
Avg. Per Rush5.73.9
Rushing TDs42
Yds. Gained170256
Yds. Lost1527
Total (Net)26135
Comp.-Att.-Int.20 - 30 - 14 - 9 - 0
Att.8.73.9
Comp.13.18.8
TDs10
Yards416264
Plays5767
Play7.33.9
Fumbles - Lost1 - 13 - 2
Penalties - Yds.5 - 425 - 62
Punts - Yds.2 - 636 - 146
Punt31.524.3
Inside 2000
50+ Yds.00
Touchbacks10
Fair Catch01
Total - Yds.7 - 3982 - 108
Kickoff56.954.0
Touchbacks10
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs2-6-00-0-0
Return3.00
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 39 - 06 - 89 - 0
Return19.514.8
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-01-3-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time24:4635:14
3rd. Down Conv.2 of 64 of 17
4th. Down Conversions1 of 23 of 4
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances4 - 41 - 1
Sacks: Total - Yds.1 - 91 - 10
PAT: Total - Made5 - 50 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made1-10-0

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

#14-Ranked Thunder football team tops Luther College 38-12

Wheaton, Ill. – The Thunder football team concluded the non-conference portion of its regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 38-12 win at home against Luther College. Wheaton is now 3-0 on the year and Luther falls to 1-2. Wheaton will resume play on October 5 when the Thunder hosts Augustana in the CCIW opener, which is Wheaton's Homecoming contest for 2013.

Wheaton put together 416 yards of offense on Saturday against the Norse. The Thunder ran for 155 yards and passed for 261. Luther recorded 264 yards of offense, with 229 rushing yards and 35 passing yards. The Norse totaled just 35 yards of offense in the first half and accumulated 135 of its 264 yards in the fourth quarter.

Thunder quarterback Jordan Roberts (PICTURED LEFT) completed 17 of his 26 passing attempts for 229 yards with a touchdown toss. Roberts also ran for 53 yards on nine carries. Senior tailback Charlie Velling ran for 53 yards on six carries, with two touchdown runs. Matt Mitchell caught a game-high five passes for 47 yards.

Jordan Dornbush led the Thunder defense with eight total tackles, including two tackles for lost yardage (-5 yards). Logan McRae and Wes Cannonnier (PICTURED RIGHT) each made six total tackles, with a tackle for lost yardage. McRae had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and Chad Reitz also recovered a fumble. Jared Todd recorded a quarterback sack of -9 yards for the Thunder.

Wheaton took an early 21-0 lead after the first quarter of play. Stephen Seitz gave the Thunder a 7-0 lead with a two-yard touchdown run to cap Wheaton's opening drive of the game. Velling (PICTURED LEFT) scored on 24-yard and 26-yard touchdown runs to extend Wheaton's lead to 21-0 through the first quarter.

Sam Cote kicked a 23-yard field goal with 10:36 left in the second quarter to increase Wheaton's lead to 24-0. Jordan Roberts threw a three-yard touchdown pass to his brother Grayson Roberts to increase the Wheaton advantage to 31-0 with 2:03 left in the third quarter.

Justin Swider scored on a two-yard touchdown run with 5:14 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Wheaton a 38-0 lead. The Norse reached the endzone on 55-yard and two-yard touchdown scampers to account for the 38-6 final score.

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